Category: The Academy

Heading for the Pôle Espoir Vol Libre in Font-Romeu

Finally, we found the right time and the means to organize a week’s intervention at the Pôle Espoir in Font-Romeu. The center is of course the antechamber of future champions, a place of education and training for pilots in the making. But it’s also a unique center, integrated with the Lycée Climatique, the Centre National d’Entrainement en Altitude and the CREPS, providing access to the latest techniques in sports preparation. In short, the ideal place to put the precepts of Aquilae – Performance Paragliding Academy into practice.

We start with a theoretical session on understanding instruments. The guiding principle is to create doubt and then build confidence. We become aware of the factors involved in choosing our navigation hardware and software, and of all the variables involved in calculating the various fields available. It soon becomes clear that a collective effort of understanding and sharing is needed to make the best use of these tools, so that data becomes information.

Continue reading Coaching Week at Pôle Espoir

Becoming a paragliding instructor isn’t easy. Nine years have already passed since the Brevet d’Etat, the famous BE, was transformed into the BPJEPS and DEJEPS. The BPJEPS was abandoned last year. The DEJEPS is now THE professional paragliding diploma, opening the way to the profession of instructor. The DESJEPS is the new BE2 and prepares the next technical managers of our federation. The DEJEPS is a vocational training course leading to a diploma in a sandwich course. Content and certification are constantly evolving, as are equipment and practices, just like the profession of instructor.

Continue reading Preparation for the DEJEPS Selection Tests

A successful experience! During the week of August 25 to 31, 5 pilots from the CREG (Centre Régional d’Entrainement du Grand-Est) took part in the pre-PWC organized in Aksaray, Turkey: Maxime Kuster, Fabien Doffin, Julien Fontbonne, Valentin Gilet and Frédéric Clauss. Aquilae – Performance Paragliding Academy provided them with 2 coaches.

Continue reading CREG Coaching during pre-PWC Turkey 2019

I entered the DES JEPS training course at the beginning of 2019, the continuation of my DE JEPS in free flight monitoring. For my study project, I need your contribution as a pilot. The aim of this questionnaire is to gather data on the training path taken by pilots of all levels.

If you’re an active pilot, you’re in the ballpark. The questionnaire is quick and takes no more than a few minutes to complete. On average, there’s just one question per page. The more answers we get, the more interesting the analysis will be, so go ahead and pass the link around!

Thank you in advance for your contribution!

Yesterday, on a cross-country course, you slammed the 100 km mark you’d been waiting for so long. It was a great feeling. But today, from the same take-off, with the same flying conditions, but without the shepherd of the flock to guide you, left to your own devices and skills, would you do that 100 km on your own again? In fact, what did you really produce yesterday, what did you really learn yesterday, did you really become a better pilot?

Continue reading Would You Do It Again?